For my third weekend in Ghana I had planned to travel with Natalie and Emma up through the Volta Region of Ghana to Wli (pronounced Fli) Falls. However, I developed a nasty case of otitis externa during the week (having you ear canal swell shut is always a good time) and was given free drugs for it from the hospital (one of the perks of working there… although it would be more of a perk if the pills I have to take did not smell and taste like rotten eggs) on Friday so I decided to stay in Mampong for the weekend. Saturday morning I headed to Akropong to the internet café. After a 60 peyswa taxi ride I then had a 10 minute walk up hill to Bella Vista, known for having the most reliable internet in the area. Along the way I was greeted by an 11-year–old girl named Amelda who was on her way to her grandmother’s house who was interested in what I was doing. We chatted for a while as we walked until she reached her destination and soon after I reached mine as well. When I arrived at Bella Vista the power was out, so I hung out in the reception area and flipped through a Ghanaian travel book to pass the time. Eventually I was able to log on. They recently redid the internet at Bella Vista, which is now a far cry from what they had before. The last time I was there it took me an hour to only open 4 emails, and I tried that full hour just to update my facebook status with no success. After spending a good hour and a half I headed back to Mampong for lunch and was greeted with Emma’s overheated leftovers from the previous night that she didn’t eat, yum! After lunch I headed to the wood market to make some purchases that I cannot speak of. I ended up spending a good two and a half hours there and almost 100 Cedis, which isn’t too bad, considering I bought 19 things, one of which I barely managed to squeeze into my large duffel bag. I also had another custom piece made, that I will pick up sometime before leaving the country. I like spending time at the wood market. It’s fun bartering and joking around with the people there. When bartering, I seem to pick up this odd style of speaking though. Although English is the official language of Ghana, I still speak slowly in short simple sentences, as if it is my second language. It’s completely unintentional and I don’t think I did this when I originally got here, but my best guess is that it’s something I developed after one too many times of not being understood by a Ghanaian. After the wood market, I headed home for supper, and then out to Mama’s in Mamfe with Alli, Victoria and Iver.
Sunday, I managed to do absolutely nothing. I had original planned on going for a walk around Mampong and Mamfe to take pictures of the area (something I have failed to do here so far), but it ended up raining the entire day, so that plan was shot. So instead, I spent the day laying on my bed, watching movie on my laptop and reading… very excited indeed and thus concluding my Weekend (Un-)Adventure #3.
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